Not if Hossa approached the Pens with the one year deal that he requested from the Red Wings. That's why it stings. He went to them and asked for a below market, short-term deal that the Pens definitely could have fit into their plans.

Yup can't disagree with that. I just don't know why he went to the team that just beat him in the Stanley Cup. It's going to be so awesome when they do not repeat.

71crush wrote:Am I the only one fed up with all the articles about how great and funny Hossa is and how well he fits into the Detroit team? I want to vomit...

Yeah, I pretty much liked the Red Wings before this. Respected. I know this Hossa thing should not change that, but I also have this bad taste in my mouth now. I don't want to see them do well anymore. I shouldn't feel this way, but I do.

Nizzy wrote:I just don't know why he went to the team that just beat him in the Stanley Cup. It's going to be so awesome when they do not repeat.

he went to the clear, odds-on favorite to win the cup. so far, it looks to be the absolutely correct decision based on his criteria. respect him or not, his plan is working to near perfection...barring the sharks actually being as good as their record.

Idoit40fans wrote:I still can't believe that people remain bitter over this. He's been gone longer than he was here now, its time to move on.

I'm completely over him. In fact, I think him moving on has given us the option of giving Malkin and Fleury the long-term deals, along with keeping Orpik around. However, that doesn't keep me from absolutely hating the guy and feeling betrayed. I hope he gets crushed and put on his wallet often on Tuesday by Brooks Orpik and Matt Cooke.

Idoit40fans wrote:I still can't believe that people remain bitter over this. He's been gone longer than he was here now, its time to move on.

Well, this kinda feels like getting dumped by your girlfriend. It hurts and you want to see her head crushed under a 10-ton truck. It takes time before you realize it was all for the best and move on to a new, even more beautiful, girl.

Idoit40fans wrote:I still can't believe that people remain bitter over this. He's been gone longer than he was here now, its time to move on.

I was never bitter as I never wanted the Pens to sign him to that ridiculous deal in the first place. In the long run, not signing Hossa was for the best. (Can you imagine where the Pens [the defense] would be right now without Orpik in the lineup? The thought makes me dry heave.)

Though I will admit I was, uh, less than pleased with him after having his agent ask the Pens to up their offer and then went to the Red Wings himself and offered to take less. That rubbed me the wrong way. Only because I think it's kind of a [sunshine] thing to do. If he was never really interested in coming back to the Pens (which I believe to be the case), he never should have wasted Shero's time like he did.

Besides the fact that Orpik is locked up on the team and having some payroll flexibility, Pens still have a serviceable Dupuis while getting rid of some deadweight and a likely never-will-be in Esposito. Plus a nice Stanley cup run this past spring. I still think it was a great move by RS even if Hossa jilted the Pens later.

I get why a Max Talbot can come out and say this and why Sidney cannot issue a "bounty" for Hossa. like the NFL. Being only a dumb fan, I didn't like Hossa's parting remarks. If the players, sans Talbot, don't care; it is all happy & sunshine for tomorrow's game.

i hate Hossa for leaving but would love to see him on Sids wing next season - i think the reason myself and other are so bitter is because that really has been the only Crosby-winger combo that has worked like it should

To anyone that wants to see Hossa back here or thinks it's a possibility -- I'm not trying to start an argument or anything -- I just want to know what reasons you think this would even happen -- you know, like just an honest, curious question. "Help me to understand!"

Because as I see it, I seriously doubt Hossa would ever come back here. Not because of things people have already said or treatment he may get from the fans when he comes to play here this year. As I see it, if he had any faith that he could win the cup with this organization even long term, wouldn't he have signed with Pittsburgh in July?

Or is he just one of those impatient types that wants his Cup right NOW no matter what team and would just jump back on our train when we're on the upswing the same way he did Detroit's...?

littlemoonboot wrote:To anyone that wants to see Hossa back here or thinks it's a possibility -- I'm not trying to start an argument or anything -- I just want to know what reasons you think this would even happen -- you know, like just an honest, curious question. "Help me to understand!"

Because as I see it, I seriously doubt Hossa would ever come back here. Not because of things people have already said or treatment he may get from the fans when he comes to play here this year. As I see it, if he had any faith that he could win the cup with this organization even long term, wouldn't he have signed with Pittsburgh in July?

Or is he just one of those impatient types that wants his Cup right NOW no matter what team and would just jump back on our train when we're on the upswing the same way he did Detroit's...?

Well Pittsburgh will likely have a better chance of winning next year, so I could definitely see him changing his mind in that regard. But he won't be coming here because the penguins can't afford a $9 Million winger.

It would be interesting to see what Detroit does about trying to sign him and some of the other players approaching free agency long term. They'll be facing the same "nyaa nyaa, you can't afford to keep them together" talk that Penguins fans had to put up with last spring.

littlemoonboot wrote:It would be interesting to see what Detroit does about trying to sign him and some of the other players approaching free agency long term. They'll be facing the same "nyaa nyaa, you can't afford to keep them together" talk that Penguins fans had to put up with last spring.

They're definitely going to lose someone. It's not looking like the cap is going to go up much if at all this time. If it doesn't, they'd have to somehow fit Zetterberg, Hossa, and Franzen into ~$15 million of cap space, probably a bit less than that even since they'll have to replace a few other guys as well. They might have enough trouble trying to fit even two of those guys in.

eventually Detroit is going to have to replace Osgood, that will cost cap dollars also

i mentioned earlier about Hossa coming back for the lone reason that he signed a 1 year deal with Detriot - nobody saw that coming and cant get a quote from Crosby out of my head- it was " who knows when our paths will cross again" when he was asked about having hard feelings about Hossait is a known fact that Crosby enjoyed playing with him and this team needs to make Crosby happy